Where there’s Puck there’s brass, manure, chips, and.... vaping

There’s a distinctive smell that signals the opening day of Puck Fair — a mix of horse manure, chips, and cigarette smoke — although this year some smokers have traded their cigarettes for vaping.

The first day of the country’s oldest traditional fair got off to an early start and by lunchtime, most of the horse-trading was done and dusted in Killorglin’s fair field, where people started to arrive as early as 6am.

Donal Kissane from Beaufort wasn’t having much luck with his mare and foal which he expected to fetch €800.